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MOT History from tests of diesel BMW X3s year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:72.22%
(The average a diesel BMW X3 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:65,160 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2740
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1877
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault862
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|801
Registration plate issues796
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|737
Registration plate lamp issues733
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|692
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|637
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))598
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))590
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|532
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|521
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|491
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|289
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|289
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|286
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|276
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))271
Windscreen washer not working 259
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))230
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|211
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))205
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))184
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|179
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))172
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))162
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))160
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak159
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))156
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))155
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||154
Brakes imbalanced across an axle150
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort147
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))147
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|142
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|138
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|137
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))133
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))131
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||126
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||124
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|122
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))116
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|112
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))112
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))111
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened110
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|110
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))109
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|104
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|100
Windscreen has damage99
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))99
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|92
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||92
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))91
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak90
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))88
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|87
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5|87
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))86
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))84
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|83
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|80
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|80
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))77
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|75
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|74
Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|72
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))72
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))71
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|69
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak68
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|66
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|65
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|65
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))65
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))62
Rear brake binding59
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|58
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))57
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))57
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))57
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|56
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|56
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))56
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|55
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))55

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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